Norway 1940 - (Air Campaign) by James S Corum (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>A history of the innovative German air campaign that ensured victory in the rapid conquest of Norway, and an analysis of its importance to World War II and the development of air power.</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>A history of the innovative German air campaign that ensured victory in the rapid conquest of Norway, and an analysis of its importance to World War II and the development of air power.</b> <p/>The Campaign for Norway in 1940 was a pivotal moment in modern warfare. It was the first modern joint campaign that featured not only ground and naval operations, but also airpower as an equal element of all operations. Indeed, Norway was the first campaign in history where air superiority, possessed by the Germans, was able to overcome the overwhelming naval superiority, possessed by the British. German success in Norway was not pre-ordained. At several times in the opening weeks of the campaign the Norwegian and Allied forces could have inflicted a major defeat on the Germans if their operations had been effectively supported. It was, in fact, the superior German use of their air force that gave the Germans the decisive margin of victory and ensured the failure of the Allied counteroffensive in central Norway in April and May of 1940. <p/>The Norwegian campaign featured some firsts in the use of airpower including the first use of paratroops to seize key objectives and the first sinking of a major warship by dive bombers. All aspects of airpower played important roles in the campaign, from air reconnaissance to strategic bombing and ground-based air defenses. The British employed their Bomber Command in long-distance strikes to disrupt the German air and naval bases and the Germans used their bomber force to carry out long-range support of their ground forces. The German ability to transport large numbers of troops by air and the ability to supply their ground and air forces over great distances gave the Germans their first major campaign victory over the Western Allies. <p/>Covering the first true joint campaign in warfare, this book provides a complete view of a compelling turning point in World War II. Featuring an analysis of the cooperation of ground, naval and air forces, this book is intended to appeal to a broad range of readers interested in World War II, and specifically to those interested in the role airpower played in the strategic and operational planning of the Campaign for Norway.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Dr James Corum</b> is a retired US Army Reserve lieutenant colonel. He taught military history at Salford University, UK, from 2014 to 2019, and was dean of the Baltic Defence College from 2009 to 2014. From 1991 to 2004, he served as a professor at the US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Power Studies. From 2005 to 2008 he was an associate professor at the US Army Command and General Staff College. Dr Corum is the author of several books on military history, including <i>The Roots of Blitzkrieg: Hans von Seeckt and </i><i>German Military Reform </i>(1992); <i>The Luftwaffe: Creating </i><i>the Operational Air War, 1918-1940 </i>(1997); <i>Field Marshal </i><i>Wolfram von Richthofen, Master of the German Air War</i> (2008); <i>The Luftwaffe's Way of War: German Air Doctrine, </i><i>1911-1945</i>, with Richard Muller (1998); <i>Airpower in Small </i><i>Wars: Fighting Insurgents and Terrorists</i>, with Wray Johnson (2003); <i>Fighting the War on Terror: A Counterinsurgency </i><i>Strategy </i>(2007); and <i>Bad Strategies: How Major Powers Fail in </i><i>Counterinsurgency </i>(2008). He is based in the UK.
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